Man's search for meaning: The case of Legos

We investigate how perceived meaning influences labor supply. In a laboratory setting, we manipulate the perceived meaning of simple, repetitive tasks and find a strong influence on subjects’ labor supply. Despite the fact that the wage and the task are identical across the conditions in each experi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of economic behavior & organization 2008-09, Vol.67 (3), p.671-677
Hauptverfasser:	Ariely, Dan, Kamenica, Emir, Prelec, Dražen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Economic theory Experiments Intrinsic motivation Labor supply Laboratories Labour supply Meaning Monitoring Motivation Perception Productivity Repetitive tasks Studies Wage levels Wages Wages & salaries
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